APR 26, 13 .. A LITTLE OF THIS .. AND A LITTLE OF THAT .. FROM OOTY ..
Was it ‘just-yesterday’ that I showed you some photos of the fountain at Charing Cross Junction? Was it ‘just-last-Tuesday’ that I showed you several photos taken from my room here in Ooty? On the right side of the below photo taken from my room last Tuesday can you find a ‘small-green-square’?
Below is a little closer look at the ‘small-green-square’ I mentioned above. With the sun-on-it you can really see it clearly.
And below is an EVEN LARGER view of the ‘small-green-square’ that I have been asking you about above. Now it is much-larger and it is now at the top right of the below photo. I have to hand-it-to my little Nikon Coolpix L28 that I purchased in Pondicherry when my Plum Colored Nikon Coolpix S4300 temporarily mal-functioned! My L28’s telephoto abilities are quite satisfactory.
Yesterday I was debating the proper spelling of the fountain at Charing Cross Junction. The below road sign solved my question. It’s Charing with one ‘L’.
Now to the ‘little-green-square’ above. Look below at the fountain at Charing Cross Junction! What do you see in-the-way of green signs?
And now .. here is your ‘little-green-square’ LIVE AND ALIVE!
NOW when I look out my room window to my right .. I know what I am seeing! The Charing Cross Junction. I just like-to-know ‘my-turf’!
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SECURITY of my belongings .. money and trip tickets and my passport and extra credit cards and ATM cards that I do not carry with me (because if I were to lose the ones I do carry with me .. I have my reserve cards in my room) to name some of the BIGGIES .. IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO ME.
Now ‘the cynic’ will say .. “Cap Cap Cap! A professional could have your things in the ‘twinkling-of-an-eye’.” And he would be correct. BUT I AM NOT worried about the professional. I am worried about the ‘honest-people’ such as hotel employees. OF COURSE I ALWAYS tell the hotel that I DO NOT WANT ANY ROOMS SERVICE because I do NOT want anyone in my rooms.
So I have a ‘hard-shell-briefcase’ as my ‘secure-storage-safe’. In the below photos you can see how I have installed two ‘machine-screw-eyes’ into the briefcase and how I then can padlock my briefcase to plumbing fixtures or window gratings or to other secure fixtures.
When on buses and trains I use the above ‘system’ to secure my vital belongings. Below .. here in Ooty .. I have fastened my briefcase to the shower fittings.
Sure the professional with professional bolt-cutters would have my brief case presto-quicko! But in 22+ years of India travel my system has protected me 100% from the ‘honest-people’ who may happen into my rooms. Again .. on trains and on buses while en-route someplace .. this system really has served-me-well!
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Two more photos of the Auto Rickshaw and Tempo relatives. I think they are kind-of-cute!
“Cute Dad? You’re calling us cute? Dad! We are VERY VERY IMPORTANT!”
They MOST CERTAINLY SERVE A PURPOSE!
Speaking of the Auto Rickshaw relatives above below are some of the real McCoy Auto Rickshaws.
And .. ‘shades-of-Kodaikanal’ .. here in Ooty. I like it a lot!
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I AM really-loving my Sapphire Paradise Hotel here in Ooty. Look what I found just today up-on-the-roof that I have at my disposal.
Two-count-them hours and my shirt was bone-dry! So too was my sun-cap.
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I could do (like I did with Salads in Pondicherry) a photo-a-day of Chocolate stores!
OK.. The-time-has-come to press Publish and sign off here ..
With Much Joy! Cap
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